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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2015 Sep 10.
Published in final edited form as: Pediatr Diabetes. 2013 May 27;14(8):575–584. doi: 10.1111/pedi.12042

Table 3.

Regression analysis—predictors of volumetric visceral fat

Normal weight (n = 28)
Obese (n= 41)
R2 p-Value R2 p-Value
Base model (controlling for age, sex, race, and Tanner) 0.28 0.28 0.23 0.14
Sagittal abdominal diameter (SAD)* 0.173 0.021 0.311 < 0.0005
 After SAD
 WC adds 0.028 0.33 0.006 0.50
 WHR adds 0.000 0.92 0.012 0.36
 BMI adds 0.031 0.30 0.017 0.26
 BMI Z-score adds 0.025 0.36 0.062 0.028
Waist circumference (WC)* 0.181 0.018 0.261 < 0.0005
 After WC
 SAD adds 0.019 0.41 0.076 0.024
 WHR adds 0.005 0.68 0.034 0.14
 BMI adds 0.014 0.49 0.036 0.13
 BMI Z-score adds 0.009 0.57 0.127 0.002
Waist–hip ratio (WHR)* 0.012 0.58 0.074 0.069
 After WHR
 SAD adds 0.161 0.029 0.268 < 0.0005
 WC adds 0.175 0.022 0.221 < 0.0005
 BMI adds 0.181 0.020 0.185 0.002
 BMI Z-score adds 0.167 0.026 0.320 < 0.0005
Body mass index (BMI)* 0.179 0.019 0.259 < 0.0005
 After BMI
 SAD adds 0.025 0.35 0.089 0.014
 WC adds 0.016 0.45 0.038 0.12
 WHR adds 0.014 0.49 < 0.0005 0.89
 BMI Z-score adds 0.002 0.80 0.190 < 0.0005
BMI Z-score* 0.162 0.026 0.388 < 0.0005
 After BMI Z-score
 SAD adds 0.035 0.27 0.005 0.54
 WC adds 0.028 0.33 0.001 0.79
 WHR adds 0.016 0.46 0.006 0.47
 BMI adds 0.018 0.44 0.061 0.019
*

Regression model adjusted for age, sex, race, and Tanner stage.